Men's Soccer: Ohio Northern (4-2-1 Overall, 0-0-0 OAC) at Manchester (Ind.) (3-3-0 Overall, 0-0-0 HCAC)
Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, 4 pm, Spartan Soccer Complex, Manchester, Indiana
Wednesday's Preview: Ohio Northern enters Wednesday's contest winners of four of its last five matchups, including a come from behind 3-1 victory over Oberlin ... After falling behind 1-0 early in the second half, senior J.J. Fortner scored two goals, while senior Joseph Schulte added a third to give ONU a 3-1 victory ... Senior Mac Tompkins tallied an assist for the Polar Bears as well ... Freshman goalkeeper Dylan Plank improved his record to 3-1-0 with the victory in the goal ... Through seven games this season, Northern is led offensively by Fortner and Schulte's four goals ... Freshman Zachary Yoder currently ranks third on the team with two goals ... Senior Grant Cayot currently leads the team with three assists, while senior Cory Lains ranks second on the team with two assists ... Schulte and Fortner are currently tied for third in the Ohio Athletic Conference with four goals each, while Fortner is fifth in the conference with nine points ... Plank is currently tied for fourth in the OAC with only five goals allowed ... Manchester enters the contest after dropping its last two contests, including a 2-0 decision at Otterbein ... Freshman Josh Gonzalez currently leads the team with three goals, while seniors Tod Oram and Travis Richardson are currently tied for second on the team with one goal each ... Junior Ben Niederhelman currently leads the team with two assists ... Defensively senior Brady Forman leads the team with 40 saves in the goal and a 1.75 GAA ... The senior also owns two shutouts in goal.
ONU Statistical Leaders
| Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Schulte | 4 | 1. | Cayot | 3 | 1. | Fortner | 9 | 1. | Plank | 15 | 1. | Plank | 1.25 | ||||
| Fortner | 4 | 3. | Lains | 2 | Schulte | 9 | 2. | Dunnavant | 12 | 2. | Dunnavant | 1.55 | ||||||
| 3. | Yoder | 2 | 7 tied | 1 | 3. | Yoder | 5 |
Series Record: Northern is a perfect 20-0-0 overall in the series between the two schools ... ONU took last years matchup by a score of 7-0 ... The two schools met for the first time in 1997, where Northern won 1-0.
Head Coach Brent Ridenour: Ridenour is in his 20th season as head coach with a 287-111-33 career record and a winning percentage of .704.